Consumer Symbolism is a theoretical construct in the anthropology of consumption that identifies the process by which goods and consumption practices function as carriers of socially meaningful signs, distinguishing it from mere economic exchange by emphasizing the symbolic communication of identity, status, and cultural values.
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University at Buffalo, State University of New York, United States
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York University
Toronto, Canada
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4 publications
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University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
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University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
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University of Ulster
Coleraine, United Kingdom
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, United States
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Lund University
Lund, Sweden
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, United States
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Journal of Consumer Research
JCR · 12 publications · 9.1K citations
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- ACR North American Advances
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- Consumption Markets & Culture
10 publications · 345 citations
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- Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 9 publications · 730 citations
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- Journal of Business Research
JBR · 8 publications · 1.1K citations
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